New Zealand Shipwreck Gisborne Star of Canada 1912 Postcard
New Zealand Shipwreck Gisborne Star of Canada 1912 Postcard
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New Zealand Shipwreck Gisborne Star of Canada 1912 Postcard
Shipwreck New Zealand Gisborne [The star of canada 1912]there are a range of images taken of the shipwreck, one other listed to this website,the card edges/corners wear and age ,the back aged tad dirty.
On the 23 June 1912 a southerly squall blew the steamer Star of Canada onto Kaiti Beach, Gisborne. After striking a rock and taking in water she eventually sank. The local tug “Hipi” could do little to assist in such appalling conditions.
